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98 Spanish Words About Sports

By Frederic Bibard Published:

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Looking for Spanish sports vocabulary? Here’s a list of Spanish words related to sports. The list includes common sports, participants, and equipment.

Are you a sports fan? Regardless of where you are in the world, sports are always a good way to break the ice in conversations. It’s no different when you’re in a Spanish-speaking location. Sports talk will always come up in one way or another.

So here in this article, we’ve listed 98 of the most useful Spanish words about sports.

Use the list below as a reference and practice the terms in complete sentences.

Now here’s the list!

  • English WordSpanish Translation
  • aerobicsejercicios aeróbicos
  • aquaticsdeportes acuáticos
  • archerytiro con arco
  • arrowflecha
  • athleteatleta
  • athleticsatletismo
  • badmintonbádminton
  • ballbalón
  • baseballbéisbol
  • baseball glovemanopla
  • basketballbásquetbol
  • batbate
  • bicyclebicicleta
  • bowarco
  • bowlingbolos
  • boxingboxeo
  • boxing glovesguantes de boxeo
  • boxerboxeador
  • canoeingcanotaje
  • canoecanoa
  • catcherreceptor
  • championcampeón
  • championshipcampeonato
  • cheerleaderporrista
  • climbingescalada
  • coachentrenador
  • competitioncompetencia
  • cricketcríquet
  • cupcopa
  • cyclingciclismo
  • cyclistciclista
  • divingsaltos / clavados
  • equitationequitación
  • faultfalta
  • fencingesgrima
  • fishingpesca
  • fishing rodcaña de pescar
  • footballfútbol americano
  • goalgol
  • goalieportero
  • golfgolf
  • golfergolfista
  • gymnastgimnasta
  • gymnasticsgimnasia
  • handballbalonmano
  • helmetcasco
  • hockeyhockey
  • hockey stickpalo de hockey
  • horse racingcarrera de caballos
  • huntingcaza
  • ice skatingpatinaje sobre hielo
  • javelinjabalina
  • judojudo
  • karatekarate
  • loserperdedor
  • managerdirectivo
  • motorcyclemotocicleta
  • motor racingcarrera de automóviles
  • netred
  • obstacle racecarrera de obstáculos
  • offenseofensiva
  • opponentoponente
  • pitcherlanzador
  • penaltypenalización / penalti
  • playerjugador
  • polopolo
  • pool (cue sport)billar americano
  • racingcarreras
  • racing carcarro de carreras
  • refereeárbitro
  • regattaregata
  • roller skatingpatinaje sobre ruedas
  • rugbyrugby
  • sailingnavegación
  • skatespatines
  • skiingesquí
  • skisesquís
  • sportdeporte
  • surfsurf
  • surfersurfista
  • surfboardtabla de surf
  • soccerfútbol
  • swimmingnatación
  • table tennisping-pong
  • teamequipo
  • teammatecompañero de equipo
  • tennistenis
  • tennis racketraqueta de tenis
  • tournamenttorneo
  • trainerentrenador
  • trophytrofeo
  • volleyballvoleibol
  • weightspesas
  • water polopolo acuático
  • windsurfingwindsurf / tabla a vela
  • winnerganador
  • wrestlinglucha
  • yogayoga

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